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Our free baby names e-book covers the many aspects parents need to consider before they decide on a name for their baby. Instead of spending on a baby names book, you could use this e-book to get all the help you need to find a name for your baby.

Many colleges and universities have long traditions of alumni giving their children campus-inspired baby names. If this appeals to you but you're having trouble getting started, we have a few ideas for how to choose a baby name that honors your alma mater.

Blanche. Rose. Dorothy. Sophia. The funny ladies from The Golden Girls sported names that were quite popular for their generation. But these are certainly not "old lady" names. In fact, we'd love to see some of these antique gems restored to their former Glory, wouldn't you?

Nine is such a great number. Or at least that trick for multiplying by nines on our fingers saved our tails more than once in grade school. Celebrate the magic of this number with our favorite elegant nine-letter baby names for boys and girls.

If you love the feel of old-fashioned names, don't just scan today's lists and books for names that sound old — go straight to the stats. We've gathered up the top 50 names for boys and girls from 100 years ago to get you started.

What's up with kids' names these days? Are their parents
really bad spellers? Do they not care
that their children will be saddled with a confusing name for life? As I scrolled through the 2013-14 elementary
and high school yearbooks for our tiny rural community, I was struck by the insane
number of spelling variations of names, the is-that-kid-a-boy-or-a-girl frequency
of unisex names and the liberties many parents took in simply creating a name
that we'd spend the next 12 years trying to pronounce. Take a look for
yourself: